Great Boom, 1950-2000: How A Generation Of Americans Created The World's Most Prosperous Society

Synopsis

The first major book by a distinguished academic on America's unmatched growth and unparalleled prosperity from the end of World War II to the presentDuring WWII, Americans learned to do without, but the returning GIs soon initiated a dramatic expansion in our economy. The 1950s saw unmatched demands for housing, automobiles, and consumer goods as well as the start of the "baby boom." During th